Rotten Courtney Russell Courtney Russell is a student in S. Webster's creative writing class first taste
crisp like an apple
dipped in sugar
pure as gold
eat 'till you’re full
i'll hang like a chandelier in your dining room

second bite
fresh like a load of laundry
submerged in honey
music to your ears
try on your favorite sweater
i'll sparkle like a christmas ornament
third try
smoky like a cigarette
twisted as a rosebush
cocaine in your blood
hit another line
i'll shine like an altar

fourth slice
bitter like truth
kicked like a forgotten puppy
a burning picasso
sink your teeth in
i'll fade like a stained glass window

fifth chew
deadly like cancer
robbed of your smiles
slowly corroding
dust off my shoes
i'll dig into you like a shovel

hungry still?
burning like acid
expired as a parking meter
i thought i told you
define your value
i'll nail you like Jesus